Defn: Lacteal; conveying chyle.
LACTEOUS
Lac"te*ous, a. Etym: [See Lacteal.]
1. Milky; resembling milk. "The lacteous circle." Sir T. Browne.
2. Lacteal; conveying chyle; as, lacteous vessels.
LACTEOUSLY
Lac"te*ous*ly, adv.
Defn: In a lacteous manner; after the manner of milk.
LACTESCENCE
Lac*tes"cence, n. Etym: [Cf. F. lactescence.]
1. The state or quality of producing milk, or milklike juice; resemblance to milk; a milky color. This lactescence does commonly ensue when . . . fair water is suddenly poured upon the solution. Boyle.
2. (Bot.)
Defn: The latex of certain plants. See Latex.